She told us: “It got to a stage where the anxiety over whether or not I could complete the album was worse than the anxiety over how it might be received.

"I had the opposite problem to Adele – she needs to rest hers, and I actually need to use mine more.

"But I wish her all the best.”

Here’s hoping Adele is back on top form soon – just like Shania.

Frank and Sol oceans apart

SOLANGE KNOWLES delivered a sensational set at Lovebox on Friday – “breaking out” to perform after three days in hospital.

The Losing You hitmaker told the capacity crowd at the East London festival’s second-biggest stage: “I was in hospital this morning. After my show I had a serious episode and was told I shouldn’t perform.

Wonder if Cheryl feels the same way about all her old GIRLS ALOUD pals’ careers?

Perhaps she’s not the best example for her boyfriend to use when trying to stay pals with HARRY STYLES and co.

Her unfollowing of former bandmate SARAH HARDING on social media hasn’t gone unnoticed by us . . .

Vic pick for MTV

VICKY PATTISON is set to become MTV’s highest- paid presenter as host of a hot new body transformation show.
The programme – with the working title Beach Body Ready – will see contestants undergo training from fitness gurus and nutritionists to turn their looks around before a big reveal.

Our source said: “This show is a massive deal for MTV and they are delighted to have Vicky fronting it, as she pulls in big audiences.

“The contestants will have all kinds of reasons for wanting to shape up – from wanting to be a beautiful bride or groom, to revenge on an ex. Their big reveals should make for great telly.”

We reckon the best way to get over a shallow ex is to move on.

But perhaps that’s just us.

Caught Out

Champagne and gin cocktails were guzzled by the gallon at SIMON COWELL’s annual summer party at Kensington Palace this week. We’d love to report on misbehaving celebs but this was one occasion the journos were more badly behaved.

Our fave new celeb friendship is WESTLIFE’s SHANE FILAN and STORMZY. The pair hit it off recording the Grenfell Tower charity single. Shane, whose third album Love Always is available to pre-order, told us: “He knew all about Westlife.”

ZOE HARDMAN, host of Take Me Out: The Gossip, and her rugby player beau PAUL DORAN-JONES wed in Ibiza this weekend, with guests including DENISE VAN OUTEN.

VOGUE apologised after describing ZAYN MALIK and GIGI HADID as “gender fluid” because they share clothes. Fans blasted the fashion mag for their misuse of the term.

Goodbye from Emma Brankin to Biz on Sunday readers

ONLY the truly mad would spend five years in a world where vacuous, vain and sometimes downright vile celebrities dominated every working moment.

Not that it isn’t tremendous fun exposing prattish stars for who they really are and bigging up the talented, lovely ones. But I’ve heard sneaky rumours there’s more to life than writing about RITA ORA’s revolving door of lovers. So fingers crossed I’m right.

I’ve loved editing Biz on Sunday, working with some amazing colleagues and blagging my way into some ridiculous parties.

But I’m off to try to change the world (or potentially enter the next series of Love Island if they’ll have me).

I can’t wait to find out all the goss in the ­column as a reader next Sunday.